Gov eyes guns in students’ homes

Teachers and school administrators would have the power to petition a judge to remove guns from the homes of troubled students under a measure pushed Tuesday by Gov. Cuomo.

Flanked at his Midtown office by teachers-union leaders Randi Weingarten and Michael Mulgrew and other anti-gun advocates, Cuomo said his “red flag” measure would make New York the first state in the nation to offer such empowerment to teachers.

“Right now they are basically powerless,” the governor said.

“What this says is a teacher has an option . . . If the teacher wants to protect themselves and protect the students and the teacher has a belief, it gives them a vehicle to do something about it.”

Family members and police officers would also be able to pursue court intervention to remove guns.

Cuomo admitted his proposal isn’t likely to pass through the Republican-controlled state Senate, especially before lawmakers adjourn for the year later this month.

The start of the press conference was slightly delayed after a group of AfricanAmerican anti-gun advocates invited to join Cuomo complained they were told to sit in the back and not speak.

“You called us here under false pretenses,” shouted Shanduke McPhatter of Gangstas Making Astronomical Community Change.